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HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED APR-J. I917.

Patented Aug. 12,1919.

' fizvezzfm I C /zarlwffia'aiz CHARLES DION, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

HORSESI-IOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 12, 1919.

Application filed April 5, 1917. Serial No. 159,881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES J. DION, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in horseshoes of the type in which a resilient tread, taking the place of the ordinary calks, is provided upon the under side of the shoe, the particular object of my invention being to provide a construction which may be rolled out of sheet metal, obviating the objections of the cast shoe, and which also may have a greater amount of resiliency than other shoes of this type.

To this end my invention consists in the features of construction and combination hereinafter particularly described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved shoe,

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is an end view of one side of the shoe.

Referring to the drawings, the horseshoe comprises a unitary member A, preferably rolled out of sheet metal, to form inner and outer walls 2 and 3 constituting an intermediate channel extending longitudinally of the shoe, the outer wall 3 at its point of connection with the top Wall of the shoe being outwardly bent to form a nailing flange 4. The nailing flange 4. is pierced with suit able nail holes 5. The nailing flange 4 extends outwardly from the wall 3 a substantially equal width for the entire length of the shoe. The under side of the flange 4c as indicated, Particularly in Figs. 2 and 3, is bent so as to stand separated from the top wall of the horseshoe, forming an intermediate space for the purpose hereinafter set forth.

Within the channel formed by the side walls 2 and3, I insert a cushion 6 of resilient material such as rubber.

The cushion will be held within the channel both by the spring grip of the side walls 2 and 3 and the resilience of the rubber,

and also by the fact that the space between the upper and lower walls of the nail flange 4 will, as shown in Fig. 3, form a recess into which the upper and outer edge of the cushion will be squeezed. Among the advantages of this construction is that I hold the cushion in the channel in a thoroughly effective manner without the use of any extra fastening means. The lower wall of the nailing flange being separated from the upper wall of the shoe assists in giving a spring action to the Wall 3 as the cushion is forced into the channel, assisting in holding the cushion in position. Furthermore even though the cushion becomes somewhat loose in the channel it will be kept from working out of osition in use by reason of the fact that the first effect of the pressure of the horses foot against the ground is to force the cushion on its upper side into the recess formed between the upper and lower walls of the nailing flange, as shown in Fig. 3. Another essential advantage of my construction is that by being pressed out in the manner shown I form a substantially uniform flange around the shoe, maintaining the cushion for its entire length auniform distance from the extreme outer edge of the nailing flange.

I claim? 1. A horseshoe comprising a single piece of metal bent upon itself to form a top wall and downwardly projecting parallel side walls spaced apart to form an intermediate channel, the metal of the outer side wall being bent outwardly adjacent to the top wall to form a nailing flange surrounding the horseshoe, the lower wall of the nailing flange being spaced from the top wall of the shoe to form a groove surrounding the 1 horseshoe, said groove forming a lateral extension of the main channel, and a resilient cushion fitted within the main channel, in the manner and purpose set forth.

2. A horseshoe comprising a single piece of sheet metal bent upon itself to form a top wall and downwardly projecting side walls spaced apartto form an intermediate channel, the top wall and adjacent portion of the outer side wall extending outwardly beyond the downwardly projecting side wall, whereby to form a nailing flange extending upper portion of the cushion into the space in the flange, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

CHARLES J. DION.

around the outer edge of the horseshoe, the upper and lower Walls of said nailing flange being spaced apart permitting the outer side Wall of the shoe to spring under lateral pressure, and a resilient cushion fitted Within the main channel, but unfitted to the space Within said flange, whereby pressure upon the said cushion will tend to force the Witnesses;

H. S. JoHNsoN, H. SWANSON.

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